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(EL-C1047) COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING 38 CALIBER RIFLE
26” octagon bbl with 90% blue, mag tube is also nice-thinning on bottom. Nice Rampant Colt marking on 60-70% blue frame, VG wood, forearm has a small age-stress crack that is solid, smooth action, VG bore, orig sights. Very nice example. e
A $ 3,500
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(10-476) CONSECUTIVE SERIAL NUMBER THREE GUN SET OF COLT LIGHTNING SADDLERING CARBINES
32 Caliber. All are in the same configuration, all have British proof marks and 'R.B. Rodda & Co. London & Calcutta'. These Colts are in the 57,XXX serial range. Gun #1: Very nice receiver blue with a little flaking and a few scratches. Thinning and turning bbl blue, VG bore, nice wood. Gun #2: This gun has nice bbl blue and a VG bore but appears like the receiver has been refinished a long time ago. Orig forearm wood and extra figure replacement buttstock. Gun #3: 95-98% bright shiny Colt blue on receiver, nice bbl blue which is thinning toward the muzzle. Exc bore, good case colors on hammer, great wood. This one is a dandy! To find two consecutive numbered guns is very difficult but to find THREE consecutives is very rare indeed. They should stay together but will sell separately. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $16,250. for the set of three ~ or ~ #1: $ 5,900. / #2: $ 3,750. / #3: $ 7,750.
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(10-501) 44 CALIBER COLT BABY LIGHTNING SRC
With Imperial German proof marks; This gun is 1 of 6 that was used by the Kaiser's Home Guards. Others markings indicate the regiment and the soldier it was issued to. 95% bbl blue, mag tube about the same with slight toning. Receiver also has quite a lot of blue with some brown starting to come through. Wood very near excellent. Great little baby! Factory Letter. e
A $8,500
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(10-495) SAN FRANCISCO POLICE MARKED COLT LIGHTNING RIFLE
Caliber 44. 26" round bbl with fantastic bore, nice 95+% bright shiny Colt blue on receiver, bbl and mag tube. Wood is also in very fine shape. A few handling and rack marks on wood and metal. Would be hard to find a nicer police rifle. e
A $5,500
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(10-488) COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE
With 25-1/2" oct bbl. Receiver has been cleaned and is mostly a grayish color, Rampant Colt is visible but a little faint, nice sharp octagons on the bbl, also good bbl markings, bore is in good cond, buttstock is quite nice with the normal dings, scrapes, etc. Forearm is also nice and of course, has the normal crack but no missing wood. Bolt does not lock up properly. A hard to find gun in presentable condition. e
A $3,950
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(10-496) COLT LIGHTNING BABY CARBINE
44 Caliber, of course. 47,XXX serial range. Smooth slide handle, nice lightly turning blue on bbl and mag tube, receiver also has a generous amount of blue remaining, near exc bore, nice wood, British proofs and old style British sling swivels. Neat and petite. e
A $4,500
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(10-494) COLT LIGHTNING OCTAGON BBL RIFLE
32 Caliber. 26" oct bbl with sharp corners and nice blue, mag tube has turned the normal blue brown coloration, nice clear Rampant Colt on shiny blue (but thinning) receiver. Bore is fair to good and could benefit from a good cleaning, great wood. Nice example. e
A $3,100
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(10-486) RARE COLT LIGHTNING BABY SRC
.44-40 Cal. VG bore, bbl and magazine retain perhaps 30% blue-balance thinning to a plum blue patina, 80-85% orig nickel is intact on the frame areas and 95% nickel remains on the buttplate, orig sights, VG+ walnut. Fine example. e
A $6,600
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(10-499) COLT MEDIUM FRAME 2ND MODEL LIGHTNING RIFLE IN .44 CALIBER
26” full round bbl, full length magazine tube, VG bore. Overall gun shows a fair amount of usage, Overall metal cleaned long ago: the bbl and mag retain 10-15% orig finish which has turned brown, the balance is a plum gray; receiver retains 30-40% brown finish. Orig sights include a flip-up ladder rear, forearm has a crack and two small missing pieces. Solid buttstock VG+; rifle buttplate. e
A $ 1,275
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(10-492) BABY COLT LIGHTNING SRC
2nd Model, very near fine bore, strong sharp rifling, orig sights, 80% shiny blue on bbl and receiver, 60% blue on magazine-balance turning a plummish blue coloration. Near exc walnut. Letter. e
A $ 7,250
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(9-1173) COLT FULL-STOCKED PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE IN .44 CALIBER
21” barrel, very nice overall; 70-80% lustrous blue, the balance turned a dark plum blue patina coloration, excellent markings, original sights include a very rare tang folding peep. Fine extra figured walnut; nearly all original varnish remaining; complete with oriinal ramrod. Pictured in Sutherland’s Colt book; includes some provenance. e
A $ 16,500
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(10-498) COLT 1878 10 GAUGE SIDE BY SIDE
This is a fine example of a great shotgun. Good solid gun with no cracks or loss of wood, shiny bore and an abundant amount of case colors in the protected areas. An attractive gun with pretty wood and good eye appeal. e
A $ 1,295
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(10-500) COLT MODEL 1883 DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN IN .12 GAUGE
28” Damascus barrels with most all of the damascene visible, excellent traces of case colors visible on the frame, the balance is turning nickelly, nicely engraved border decorations. Fine checkered forearm, semi-pistol grip buttstock, most all original piano finish remains on fancy Circassian walnut, original buttplate is missing the bottom quarter inch. e
A $ 1,175
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(9-161) COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE IN .44 CALIBER
Full octagon barrel, full length magazine tube, fine bore, sharp rifling. Generally fine overall with smooth clean metal, sharp corners, barrel is an even dark plum blue coloration, magazine is a thin plum gray patina, receiver retains perhaps 75% shiny dark plum blue with the balance turned a plummish. Considerable case colors visible on hammer and lever, hunters front sight, filler blank rear, and Lyman tang sight; rifle buttplate. Fine walnut with a VG repair to the rear forearm loading port area. Great looking Burgess. e
A $ 7,500
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(10-491) SUPERB BABY COLT LIGHTNING SADDLERING CARBINE IN .44-40
Minty bore, 98% bright shiny barrel and magazine blue, 95% bright shiny receiver blue, 90% buttplate blue, correct minty sights, very near excellent walnut retains virtually all original lacquer, presentation initials are present on the escutcheon on underside of buttstock. Beautiful Baby! e
A $ 9,500
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(9-1170) COLT MODEL 1855 RIFLED MUSKET IN .44 CALIBER
24” barrel, all metal parts retain 98% of an old re-nickel which has softened to a lustrous patina. Full length forearm cleaned with a coat of varnish added, buttstock replaced with highly figured walnut-fits nicely; trapdoor crescent buttplate. Original sights, cylinder does not rotate, complete with ramrod. Good looking example. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 4,100
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(10-487) COLT-BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE IN .44-40
Full octagon barrel, full length magazine, VG++ bore, metal is a dark plum gray patina coloration and is basically smooth and clean with some light pin prick pitting on the left side of the frame and lever. The Rampant Colt is visible. Original sights, generally VG wood with the usual crack on right side forearm, buttstock appears to have had decorative tacks long ago, have since been removed and the stock lightly cleaned; light varnish added-looks good. Rifle style trapdoor buttplate, good mechanically, missing extractor. Hard to find. e
A $ 3,250
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(10-483) COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING PARTS GUN IN .32 CALIBER
Barrel and naked frame only. Round bbl, good bore with rounded rifling, overall metal is a plum brown patina. e
A $ 295
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(10-490) WELLS FARGO & CO. MARKED 1ST MODEL COLT MEDIUM FRAME BABY SRC IN .44-40
Fine shiny bore, some pitting is present near the ends of the barrel, magazine tube and front retaining band otherwise there are just a few scattered spots on the remaining barrel and magazine surfaces. Overall metal is generally a plummish blue patina coloration, excellent traces of vivid blue in protected areas. Original sights, fine walnut, receiver is marked 'W.F. & Co.'. Complete with Factory Letter which indicates that this gun was shipped directly to Wells Fargo in San Francisco. This is the only Wells Fargo marked Colt Lightning that is known. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 15,000
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(10-655) COLT MODEL 1855 REVOLVING SADDLERING CARBINE
Referred to as the British Model in .36 Cal Percussion. 21” barrel. Features brass buttplate, lower tang and triggerguard. Overall gun is in fine condition with 90%+ bright shiny original blue remaining. Original wood is excellent with virtually no handling mars. Correct orig 3-leaf folding rear and brass inlaid front sights. Crisp, sharp gun. Hard to find better; fairly scarce-less than 1,800 were manufactured. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 18,500
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(9-1171) VERY FINE COLT MODEL 1855 REVOLVING SPORTING RIFLE IN 44 CALIBER
24” barrels, excellent bore, correct sights. Overall gun is in very fine condition with 75% bright shiny original blue remaining; very slight toning. The original wood is in excellent condition with 95% of the original varnish remaining; the usual 3” crack in front of the forearm that they all seem to have. Sharp markings, crisp mechanical condition. Hard to improve on. e
A $ 16,500
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(10-479) COLTS MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING RIFLE IN .32 CALIBER
26” round bbl, full length magazine, VG bore, sights include combination flip-up front sight (missing the hood) and correct buckhorn rear; overall metal is a thin plum gray patina coloration with traces of blue. Buttstock has been stretched 1-1/2” to provide a 14-1/2” pull. e
A $ 850
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(10-485) COLT LARGE FRAME LIGHTNING RIFLE IN .45 EXPRESS
28” octagon barrel, full length magazine, VG+ bore. Very nice overall. Barrel is a dark blue plum patina coloration. Mag tube is a thinning blue plum patina. 30% receiver blue, the balance is a dark plum blue coloration. VG+ walnut; rifle buttplate. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 4,950
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(10-493) COLTS MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING SADDLERING CARBINE IN 44-40
VG++ bore-bright and shiny with sharp rifling; just a few pits. Excellent overall with 95% bright shiny blue remaining, original sights, walnut is in fine+ condition, correct sling rings, excellent case colors on hammer. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 5,850
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(10-489) 1ST MODEL COLT MEDIUM FRAME BABY LIGHTNING SADDLERING CARBINE IN .32-20
VG+ bore, clean smooth metal, traces of blue in protected areas, the balance is a pleasing plummish brown patina coloration. Walnut is in fine condition with possibly a light coat of varnish added, original sight. English proofs with dealer’s name: ‘Watson & Hancock’ with London address engraved top receiver. e
A $ 3,750
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(10-481) SAN FRANCISCO POLICE MARKED COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING PUMP ACTION RIFLE IN .44-40 CALIBER
26” full round barrel, full length magazine tube, excellent bore, sharp corners, smooth metal retaining 95% bright shiny blue, the balance is just starting to turn a plummish coloration with a very few light scratches here and there. Most vivid case colors are remaining on the hammer; original sights and crescent buttplate. Fine walnut with a minimal amount of dings. Fine Colt. Complete with the ‘SFP2’ serial number. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 5,900
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(10-482) COLT BURGESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE
Round barrel, full length magazine. Very near fine bore, clean smooth metal. Barrel and mag are a thinning plummish patina coloration and have traces of nickel finish showing, 10% bright blue receiver, the balance turned plummish, traces original nickel on the barrel. Replaced front sight, original buckhorn rear, crisp action, nice walnut with a light coat of varnish added. Fine example. Possibly one of a kind according to Maxwell’s book as it lists this one as the only one with nickel trim. e
A $ 5,500
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(10-478) COLT BABY LIGHTNING SADDLERING CARBINE IN 44-40
Good bore, metal is smooth having been cleaned at some time. VG Rampant Colt, faint serial number, no other markings are visible. Most renickel remains, forearm is split on underside, VG buttstock. This is a nice looking baby. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 2,250
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(10-477) COLT MEDIUM FRAME LIGHTNING RIFLE IN 38-40
Octagon barrel, full length magazine tube, VG+ bore, bright shiny strong rifling, original sights. Clean smooth metal is a thinning blue plum patina coloration. VG walnut retains a considerable amount of original varnish, rifle buttplate. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 1,750
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(10-484) COLT MEDIUM FRAME MUSKET IN 44-40
Correct full round 27" barrel with lug for a bayonet, original sights, fine bore. Original carbine musket style stock is in VG condition with a considerable amount of the usual minor small dents that muskets have from dings in the rack. Overall metal is smooth, clean and has turned a plum brown patina coloration with traces of blue in the protected areas. All original; complete with Factory Letter of Authenticity. Only a couple dozen of these muskets have shown up-most of them were shipped out of the country and have not returned. Scarce gun to find in any condition. This one is better than most. ~~> VIEW PHOTO <~~ e
A $ 3,700
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